According to Coronavirus Bulletin #26, the Dominican Republic has 3,286 confirmed cases, 119 new cases and 183 deaths. Santiago leads with the most new cases from the previous Sunday. Some 10,448 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin that covers up to 13 April 2020 at 6pm. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
The most confirmed PCR cases are in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte, La Vega and Puerto Plata provinces.
As of 13 April at 6pm, the largest increase in cases were reported for Santiago (36), Santo Domingo province (18), the National District (11), Duarte (15), Espaillat /Moca (10), La Vega (9), Monseñor Nouel / Bonao (7), Puerto Plata (6). Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo reported three new cases, La Romana, two new cases, and La Altagracia / Higuey/ Veron / Punta Cana and María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua reported 1 case each. There were no cases confirmed in 20 of 32 provinces and the National District.
The government has announced it has stepped up testing with the arrival of donations of rapid response blood tests. These tests are not accounted for in the statistical bulletin yet. The increase in testing and the incorporation of clinical diagnostics into the positive confirmed cases statistics will give the government a better grasp of where the Dominican Republic is at in the fight against the epidemic, Public Health Minister Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas reaffirmed in the 14 April press conference.
According to Bulletin #26 of the Ministry’s Epidemiology Department, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 959 cases, 11 new cases, 22 deaths, including 1 new death
Santo Domingo province: 564 cases, 18 new cases, 30 deaths, including 1 new death
Santiago: 439 cases, 36 new cases, 14 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 315 cases, 15 new cases, 61 deaths, including 4 new deaths
La Vega: 209 cases, 9 new cases, 6 deaths
Puerto Plata: 93 cases, 6 new cases, 8 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 86 cases, 7 new cases, 3 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 82 cases, 10 new cases, 3 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 70 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
San Cristóbal: 66 cases, 5 new cases, 2 deaths
La Romana: 62 cases, 2 new cases, 1 death
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 58 cases, 5 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 58 cases, 3 new cases, 9 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 38 cases, 7 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 39 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
San Juan de la Maguana: 20 cases, 3 deaths
Peravia: 25 cases, 1 death
Valverde: 18 cases
Barahona: 15 cases
Samaná: 15 cases, 1 death
Azua: 15 cases, 1 death
Montecristi: 9 cases
Santiago Rodríguez: 8 cases
Hato Mayor: 8 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 5 cases, 2 deaths
Pedernales: 3 cases
El Seibo: 3 cases
Dajabón: 1 case
Independencia: 1 case
Baoruco: 1 case
San José de Ocoa: 1 case, 1 death
Elías Piña remains the only province with no reported cases of Covid-19 as of 13 April 2020 at 6pm, as reported in Bulletin #26.
Haiti reports 40 confirmed cases and 3 deaths as of 13 April 2020.
Public Health Minister Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas said the increase in deaths is because statistics were updated after it was verified that probable coronavirus deaths should be tallied as such.
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15 April 2020